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Sunday, 20 May 2012

As we mentioned quite a while ago, me and Mika ventured out to Design Museum on Friday for the launch and press / design museum party to celebrate Mr. Louboutin himself and marked 20 years of the infamous red sole .The exhibition took in various elements of the infamous brand. As well as the fashion element, there is a great emphasis on the design point of view (well, it is the Design Museum) which shows a unique exploration of Louboutin’s design process,how to shoes are made, revealing how a shoe is constructed, from its initial drawing and first prototype through to production, images of his atelier and some of his famous designs, a section on his “fetish” shoes and even a hologram show in which one of his shoes transforms into a dazzling Dita Von Teese.

To summarise, tons and tons of original & inventive shoes and a true hommage to Christian Louboutin’s work. I don’t want to give too much away, because the exhibition is definitely worth a visit, whether you a 'shoe' person or not . Below are some photos to give you an idea what went down on the day ..

We’ll also be reminded of M. Louboutin’s illustrious career – his time working for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent in the early days, as well as working in theatre and all in time for his 20th anniversary, which is coming up.